how do i get sinew for bows?

[rubish 1]

ahhh

[bitwisenick]

Hunting and butchering animals or it can be bought from an Elf Market.

[Falc]

Is it possible that this is disabled in some campaign missions? I think I hunted some animals on mission 3 (watchtower) but I found neither leather nor sinew...

[bitwisenick]

Originally posted by Falc:

Is it possible that this is disabled in some campaign missions? I think I hunted some animals on mission 3 (watchtower) but I found neither leather nor sinew...

The leather and sinew only drops when the animal is butchered in butcher workshop. Even then sinew only drops randomly based on the dwarfs skill.

[DanField]

Is it possible to get the sinew outside of hunting or the elf market? Something that can be done in early game.
Because you need sinew to make a bow, but you need the bow to hunt to get sinews.

[bitwisenick]

Originally posted by DanField:

Is it possible to get the sinew outside of hunting or the elf market? Something that can be done in early game.
Because you need sinew to make a bow, but you need the bow to hunt to get sinews.

In the early game dwarves can hunt with javelins which are made from just wood. They'll need to be set to the Skirmisher uniform.

[DanField]

Thank you, I managed to hunt a few rabbits and deers that way. Unfortunately butchering tjem didn'y give me sinew, but this is perhaps random.

[WurstShot]

yeah good starting method clear area of trees ,rocks food etc,build basic shops, set soldiers to attack early wild life before first attack (note dont cook them whole wait to butcher them for sinew) then Carve stairs down 5-10 blocks (cntrl + middle mouse scroll) pick a layer with coal emeralds or perhaps a aloy then mine! that should give you sum time to set up your new Uniforms and squads(i like for my militia in the early to be thrown weapons)soldiers are slowwww and once you dig deep militia or some smaller armoured unit will have too take out the spiders and demons underground well the soldiers stay mostly up top training and getting ready for the next invasion

[RawCode]

as for mining, you should get 18 stone picks before digging, then get somewhat ready, lure military into mine via attack orders and dig as deep as possible with t2 picks, then instantly replace all stairs with workedstone, this greatly speedup movement.

also speed bonus from worked stone will keep your civilians alive ever if no military nearby, as the y will outrun spiders and imps.